Mother of slain Brisbane woman 'learnt of daughter's final words in book'

Queensland Health is investigating after a mother says she first learnt of her murdered daughter’s final words in a book, launched in Brisbane this week.

Sonia Anderson accused forensic psychiatrist Donald Grant of withholding her daughter Bianca Faith Girven’s last words before she was strangled to death by her boyfriend in March 2010.

Interrupting the book launch event at Avid Reader in West End on Tuesday, Ms Anderson told Dr Grant he should have contacted her and told her what had happened before publishing his novel Killer Instinct.

“I read in your book that my daughter wanted to say goodbye to her son and I didn’t know that until you wrote it,” she said in footage aired on Nine News.

“You didn’t tell me what my daughter’s dying words were.”

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The novel describes 10 true murder cases, including the murder of Ms Girven.

Ms Anderson told Nine News she read in Dr Grant's book that her daughter had said she wanted to say goodbye to her son and that Austin had replied: "No, he'll know."

The mother of slain Brisbane woman Bianca Girven interrupted the book launch.

Photo: Twitter / Nine News

The 22-year-old victim was a mother, charity worker, sister, daughter and passionate campaigner for women’s rights.

A Queensland Health spokesman said “we can’t underestimate how serious this issue appears to be”.

“On its surface, it looks like a betrayal of patients, victims and their families and the clinician’s duty to do the right thing professionally,” he said in a statement.

“We are incredibly distressed and are looking into the matter further.”

In a statement to media on Wednesday, Dr Grant said families of victims should have access to expert reports.